Benchmarks

STOXX Ltd. today announced an unscheduled change to the DAX, MDAX and SDAX indices.

Changes were announced as part of the December regular review of the DAX 50 ESG, DAX 50 ESG+, DAX 30 ESG, DAX ESG Target, DAX ESG Screened, MDAX ESG+, MDAX ESG Screened and DAX indices.

The STOXX Global 1800 benchmark, up 4.6%, had its best month this year in November. Momentum stocks and digital assets were among the best performers in the aftermath of the US election.

The German blue-chip benchmark climbs to a record even amid a gloomy economic picture at home. Sales of AI and industrial parts are among drivers of corporate earnings growth for DAX component stocks.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the new composition of the DAX blue-chip indices.

The STOXX Global 1800 index posted its best month so far this year in November as investors reacted positively to Donald Trump’s decisive victory for a second term as US president.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX GmbH group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index. Effective as of the opening of European markets on December 23, 2024, the following stocks will be added to and deleted from the index and its respective size or sector indices:

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX GmbH group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced an unscheduled component change in the SDAX index.

The German blue-chip benchmark’s largest component has had its weight capped at 15%, a limit designed to preserve the index’s diversification. A STOXX analysis finds that the impact from index trackers selling the shares due to the cap is relatively small, and more so compared to that of active funds observing caps imposed by European regulation.

The STOXX World AC benchmark declined 2.3% last month, its first monthly retreat since April. Earnings disappointments from high-flying technology companies and rising bond yields were among reasons that drove investors to take profits from this year’s rally.

Stocks fell for the first month in six in October as earnings disappointments from technology companies and rising bond yields drove investors to take profits from this year’s rally.

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